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About Lama Gaon Village

Lama Gaon is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 10 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lama Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lama Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246143
Area (hectares) 11.37 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 10
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lama Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Lama Gaon is the 575th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 11.37 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Lama Gaon

Lama Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lama Gaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lama Gaon from other places

Lama Gaon lies about 49 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 23 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Lama Gaon
Nearest town Tehri 18 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 30 km
District headquarters Garhwal 49 km

Villages closest to Lama Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pauri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Lama Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Lama Gaon village had a population of 22. That makes it the 575th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Lama Gaon village has 10 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lama Gaon has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Lama Gaon is 246143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lama Gaon covers 11.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lama Gaon falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lama Gaon is Rishikesh, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Lama Gaon.

Lama Gaon is about 49 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lama Gaon is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Tehri is about 18 km away. Rishikesh is about 23 km away. Pauri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baid Gaon (under 2 km), Bed Gaon (under 2 km) and Gol Gaon (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lama Gaon today is likely to be higher.

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